Christian family accused of “proselytism” in Algeria – hearing postponed
World Watch Monitor Five Algerian Christians accused of “proselytism” will appear in court on 6 November, in Bouira, in Algeria’s north-eastern region of Kabylie. They had been due to appear on Tuesday, but the hearing was postponed. The five, including three members of the same family, are all from the town of Bechloul (Bouira province), […]
Algerian ‘happy to be free at last’ after jail sentence and fine for carrying Christian items
World Watch Monitor An Algerian Christian given a jail sentence and a fine for carrying a Bible and other Christian items has been acquitted. Idir Hamdad, 29, had been convicted in absentia on 28th September, 2017 (though he only learned about this five months later), and given the maximum sentence of six months in prison, […]
Conviction, sentencing of Christian in Algeria ‘ridiculous’, attorney says
Morning Star News A court in Algeria last week withdrew a six-month prison sentence but upheld a fine on a convert from Islam for carrying Christian literature and some crucifix-shaped keychains into the country, sources said. Idir Hamdad was fined 20,000 Algerian dinars ($US172) plus customs expenses after a judge at the court in Dar […]